GLOSSARY OF TERMS
On this page I attempt to define some of the most frequently used terms throughout all my reports. Some letters may not have a term to define yet, but I may add more words to define later.
Adolf Hitler: Leader of the Third Reich (the Seventh Beast Empire) and the mastermind of the Holocaust. Hitler, in my mind, is the most likely candidate to be king from Revelation 17 that is restored to be Antichrist "the man".
Antichrist: A Greek term that means “opposed to Christ” or “against Christ”. John used the term “antichrist” to describe anyone who denied that Jesus is not the Christ, that He did not come in the flesh, and is not the Son of God. “The Antichrist” is a term used by people in John’s day and by people today to describe the coming man during the end times. In addition, there is a spirit associated with the coming man, which has been around for thousands of years, including during the time of the New Testament (see 1 John Ch. 4). The spirit will ultimately manifest itself in a man one day who will claim that he is god and will demand the world to worship him.
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Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots: a false religious system whose roots originated in ancient Babylon and whose practices also have permeated in other religious systems as Babylon is the mother (the originator) of the abominations of the earth. Babylon the Great represents the New Age Religion whose has its roots in the ancient mystery schools of ancient Babylon.
Babylon the Great City: The capital city of the world during the reign of the Antichrist. The city receives its status because it rules over the leaders of all other countries. Jerusalem, not Rome, is most likely going to be Babylon the Great City as it is the only city in the Book of Revelation that is described as a “great city”. In addition, Daniel 11:44-45 notes that Antichrist will set up his “palace tents” or home in the holy mountain, Mount Zion, which is located in Jerusalem. Finally, the Antichrist is prophesized in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 to sit in the temple of Jerusalem and will declare himself to be god.
Seven Beast Empires/Kings: Satan has used several rulers/empires in an attempt to prevent the birth and eventual eternal reign of Jesus Christ. To prevent the birth of this child and his eventual reign, Satan has persecuted and attempted to annihilate the Jewish people. The kings and empires/kingdoms that Satan has used to try to achieve his goal are presented in the table below:
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The Seven Empires and Rulers of Revelation 17:10 |
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Ruler |
Empire/Kingdom |
What He is Notorious For |
Verse |
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Pharaoh Ahmoses I |
Egyptian Kingdom |
Seeking to Kill All Jewish Males |
Exodus 1:10-16, 19-20, 22 |
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Sennacherib |
Assyrian Empire |
Seeking to Destroy the Royal Line of Israel and Scattering the Ten Northern Tribes of Israel |
2 Kings 18:17-35 |
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Nebuchadnezzar |
Babylonian Empire |
Destroying the First Temple, Deporting Jews to Babylon |
Daniel 2:37-38, 2 Chron 36:6-7, 2 Kings 25:8-9, Jer 52:28-30 |
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Haman |
Persia Empire |
Seeking to Kill All the Jews living in the Persian Empire |
Esther 3:8-14 |
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Antiochus Epiphanies IV |
Seleucid Kingdom |
Seeking to Destroy the Jewish Religion and Persecuting the Jews |
Daniel 11:1-34, Book of Maccabbees |
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Nero |
Roman Empire |
The King Alive at John’s Time |
Revelation 17:10 |
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Adolf Hitler |
Third Reich |
Killing 6 Million Jews, Seeking to Destroy Christianity |
Revelation 17:10 |
Birth Pangs: A time period prior to the End Times (described in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21) where there will be political instability, wars, rumors of war, famine, earthquakes, etc. The birth pangs analogy is a very important one to analyze because it reveals about how severe this time period will be. Birth pangs begin with initial pain followed by a period of relative painlessness. However, as time goes on the frequency that the pain is felt increases. Therefore, the frequency of war will increase, the frequency where there are rumors of war will increase, the frequency of revolutions will increase, etc as we approach the start of the End Times.
Covenant with Death: A seven year treaty that the man who will be the Antichrist will present to Israel and non-Israelis involved in peace talks at the start of the seventieth week of Daniel. According to the messengers of evil, the treaty may cover at least four areas: the status of Jerusalem, worship on the Temple Mount, Palestinian Independence, and Israeli sovereignty. In addition, the treaty may also involve the Antichrist guarantying the security of Israel. Isaiah 28:15 indicates that Israelis leaders will be so overconfident that they will be protected by this covenant that they will believe they will not be harmed even if the world is collapsing around them. The leaders of Israel will be stunned when the Antichrist breaks the treaty halfway through the seventieth week of Daniel.
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Day of the Lord: A term synonymous with the Wrath of God spanning the seventh seal, the seven trumpet judgments and the seven bowl judgments. During this time God will punish the earth and non-believers for their acceptance of the Antichrist and will destroy the Antichrist and his empire.
Deflation: A decline in the supply of money and credit in the economy. A symptom of deflation is declining asset prices for assets like houses, stocks, art, etc. People typically define deflation as falling prices, but that definition characterizes the symptoms of deflation instead of the causes of deflation. Deflation benefits those who save because the value of their savings increase while those who owe money are hurt as the real value of what they owe increases.
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The Elect: The group of believers who will survive the Great Tribulation so that Jesus will have a remnant left on earth to rescue when the Rapture comes.
End Times: A time period when major prophetic events described in the Book of Revelation and other prophetic passages in the Bible are being fulfilled frequently. The End Times begins with the start of the seventieth week of Daniel and continues on through the establishment of the Millennium Kingdom. The seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls spoken about in the Book of Revelation are events that take place during the End Times (not in the past).
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Fallen Angel: An angel expelled from Heaven. Most fallen angels joined Satan during his original fall from grace while others fell afterwards. Fallen angels have the ability to shape-shift into different physical forms, which enable them to deceive people into believing that they are someone else. Fallen angels are key contributors to Satan’s plan as they work behind the scenes to deceive people and advance Satan’s agenda.
False Prophet: An individual who will deceive many people on Earth and bring them to worship the Antichrist. He is also known as the beast of the earth; however, what is very interesting about the beast’s description is that he resembles a lamb, but speaks like a dragon. The False Prophet is able to convince many people to worship Antichrist by performing great signs, such as causing fire to come down from heaven.
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Great Tribulation: a period of time when Jews and Christians will be severely persecuted for their religious beliefs. Revelation 12, Revelation 13, and Daniel 7 describe this period as a time when Satan (through Antichrist) will make war with believers. Revelation 13:7 and Daniel 7:21 even go as far as to say that Antichrist will be able to “overcome” saints (or those who uphold “the testimony of Jesus Christ”[1]). The Great Tribulation will begin at the halfway point of the seventieth week of Daniel and will continue until the time of the Rapture, which is after the opening of the sixth seal and before the opening of the seventh seal.
Gog: A biblical name given in Ezekiel 38 and 39 for the man who will be Antichrist.
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Hyperinflation: A period of rapid increases in the supply of money and/or credit. Hyperinflation is accomplied by rapidly rising prices of all assets. Hyperinflation is devastating to a society because it destroys the value of money. The people who save their money and creditors are the most impoverished by hyperinflation while those who own money benefit the most as the real value of the money they owe is virtually reduce to nothing. Global hyperinflation appears to be the mechanism that will destroy the value of all currencies and will usher in a need to adopt a new global currency.
Jubilee Year: A special Sabbath Year observed once every fifty years after the completion of the seventh Sabbath Year in a fifty year cycle. A Jubilee Year begins on Yom Kippur (Tishri 10 on the Jewish calendar) with the sounding of a ram’s horn. At the beginning of a Jubilee Year people are obligated to return items to their original owners, including land, (Lev 25:10, 13, 23-28) and grant freedom to their servants/slaves (Lev 25:39-54). Since a Jubilee Year is another Sabbath Year it is another year of rest for the land (Lev 25:12). There is a strong indication in End Times prophecy that the seventieth week of Daniel will end at the beginning of a Jubilee Year (See Isa 61:2, Isa 58, and Luke 4).
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Latter Times (en husterois kairois in Greek): A time period different from the End Times because the conditions described during this time are different from the conditions that will be prevalent in the “last days” (en eschatais hēmerais in Greek). The world of the latter times is described by Paul as having people leaving their faith for alternative religions that teach people amongst other things to not to marry and not to eat meat.
Magog, Land of: The geographic region where the people who represent the people-group Magog live and the region where man who will ultimately be the Antichrist will originate from. According to Josephus, the Magogites were Scythians-a tribe that lived throughout Eurasia. Over the centuries, the Scythians died off and intermingled with other tribes. However, the people who live in now Russian-controlled Ossetia claim that they are the direct descendants of the Scythians. The man who will ultimately be Antichrist is likely going to arise from Ossetia, take over Russia (Rosh), and then take control of Armenia (Meshech) and the Republic of Georgia (Tubal).
Mark of the Beast: The Mark of the Beast is a special design that will be placed on a person’s right hand or forehead after he or she participates in a special initiation process that will stealthily link their loyalty to Satan. The mark will be used as proof that a person took the initiation, and no person may buy or sell without having the mark.
Meshech: The geographic region where the people who represent the people-group Meshech live. The area where Meshech lives now will be one of the ten countries that will be part of the Antichrist’s empire and one of the three countries that Antichrist will begin with first. The territory where Meshech lives today corresponds to the territory of modern day country of Armenia.
Mid-Tribulation Rapture (Mid-Trib): A Rapture viewpoint that posits that the Rapture will take place when the Antichrist reveals his true identity halfway through a seven year period. Those who believe in this viewpoint believe the Wrath of God will begin immediately after the Antichrist reveals himself and establishes his earthly kingdom. The Mid-Trib position is flawed because the Wrath of Satan-not the Wrath of God-will halfway through the seventieth week of Daniel when Antichrist desecrates a temple in Jerusalem. Another major problem for the Mid-Trib position is that it sets an exact time for the Rapture to occur (when Antichrist reveals his true identity) which Jesus said cannot be known.
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New Age Movement: A religious movement that promotes the synthesis of Eastern and Western religious practices. The New Age Movement represents an attempt by Satan to reassemble the ancient Babylonian mystery religion as the religious practices followers of the New Age Movement adhere to are simply the same practices that followers of the ancient Babylon religion followed (see Babylon the Great, Mother of Harlots)
Post-Tribulation Rapture (Post-Trib): A Rapture viewpoint that posits that the Rapture will not occur until after the completion of a seven year tribulation period. While this position acknowledges that the Church will be persecuted by the Antichrist, it overstates how long the Church will face the persecution of the Antichrist. In fact, the Post-Trib position has the Church enduring the Wrath of God and the Wrath of Satan. However, 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 and 5:9 indicates that the Church will not endure the Wrath of God.
Pre-Tribulation Rapture (Pre-Trib): A Rapture viewpoint that posits that the Church will be rescued from the upcoming wrath and will not have to endure any persecution. This viewpoint by far dominates the thinking of nearly all prominent self-proclaimed prophecy experts. As a consequence, the Pre-Trib viewpoint is the primarily Rapture position that is taught in churches. The viewpoint is not supported by the Bible when you take it at face value.
Pre-Wrath Rapture (Pre-Wrath): A Rapture viewpoint that posits that the Rapture will take place after the Wrath of Satan (the Great Tribulation) is finished and before the Wrath of God begins. The Pre-Wrath viewpoint emphasizes that there is a brief tribulation period within second half of a seven year period. The Pre-Wrath Rapture viewpoint is a descendant of a viewpoint that was held by most of the Church from its inception up until the time that the Pre-Tribulation Rapture viewpoint became popular.
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Rapture: The event when Jesus will return to Earth on a cloud to bring His Church to Heaven before the arrival of the Wrath of God. The first to be taken up will be those who are dead and after them the people that survived the persecution of the Antichrist. The Rapture will take place after the opening of the sixth seal and before the opening of the seventh seal.
Rosh: The geographic region where the people who represent the people-group Rosh live. Some argue that there was never a people group called “Rosh”, but scholars like C.F. Keil believe there is no reason to question the existence of this people group. The area where Rosh lives now will be one of the ten countries that will be part of the Antichrist’s empire and one of the three countries that Antichrist will begin with first. The territory where Rosh lives today corresponds to the territory of modern day country of Russia.
Sabbath Year: The Sabbath Year is a special year that is observed once every seven years. A Sabbath Year is a year of rest for the land because farmers are not permitted to work the land.
The Saints: Believers in God and His Word. The saints will be severely persecuted during the Great Tribulation to the point where the saints are asked to remain patient and to endure.
Seventy Weeks of Daniel: A group of seventy periods each lasting seven prophetic years or 2520 days. Gabriel told Daniel that seventy weeks have been given to the people of Israel and the city of Jerusalem to end their disobedience, atone for their sins, and to be saved. The first sixty-nine weeks spanned from April 19, 444 B.C. to May 13, 33 A.D. when Christ ascended to Heaven. The final week is still to come in the future.
The final seven year period or prophetic week prophesied in the Book of Daniel. Daniel’s seventieth week is divided into two halves. In the first half Antichrist will make and keep a covenant with Israel. Halfway through the seventieth week of Daniel Antichrist will break the covenant and desolate a temple in Jerusalem. The second half of the week will be a period of severe hardship for Israel.
Sons of God: The biblical term for fallen angels. The term is first used in Genesis 6 where fallen angels mated with human women to create “giants” or Nephilim. The term also appears in the Book of Job where the sons of God joined Satan in Heaven when he was debating God.
Third Temple: A place of worship that will exist in Jerusalem during the End Times. The covenant with death may call for the building of the Third Temple on the Temple Mount where there is just the Al-Aqsa Mosque today. A man who infiltrated a high-level Theosophical Society meeting was told that this Third Temple is intended to be a place of worship for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Halfway through the seventieth week of Daniel Antichrist will enter the Third Temple and claim that he is God.
Tubal: The geographic region where the people who represent the people-group Tubal live. The area where Tubal lives now will be one of the ten countries that will be part of the Antichrist’s empire and one of the three countries that Antichrist will begin with first. The territory where Tubal lives today corresponds to the territory of modern day Republic of Georgia.
Two individuals who will preach to the world during the second half of the seventieth week of Daniel. Malachi 4:5 informs us that Elijah will be one of the witnesses while Moses is likely going to be the other witness. The Two Witnesses will kill anyone that harms them and will have the power to cause a worldwide drought during their time on Earth. Antichrist will kill the Two Witnesses in Jerusalem following the end of the seventieth week of Daniel and their bodies will lie in the streets for three days. After three days the Two Witnesses will be resurrected and ascend to Heaven to the dismay of the earth.
Week, Prophetic: A seven prophetic year period lasting 2520 days or 72 prophetic months that last 30 days each. The 70th week of Daniel is the final prophetic week that is to come.
Wrath of God: A time period when God will execute His vengeance on the earth. The Wrath of God begins after the Rapture following the opening of the sixth seal. The Wrath of God encompasses the seven Trumpets and the seven Bowl Judgments.
Wrath of Satan: A term used in Revelation 12:12 to describe Satan’s vengeful reaction after he loses a War in Heaven and is cast to the Earth. The time period when Satan unleashes his wrath on Earth will correspond with the length of the Great Tribulation, which begins halfway through the seventieth week of Daniel. During this time Satan will give maximum effort towards seeking vengeance because he does not have much time to execute vengeance. He will direct Antichrist to persecute Jews and Christians.
Year, Prophetic: A time period of 360 days or 12 months of 30 day intervals. Each prophetic week consists of seven prophetic years.